Applications of AI Data in Architecture: Case Studies from Practice
On-demand
1 Formal CPD Point
Overview
This CPD session explores how artificial intelligence is already reshaping architectural practice, moving beyond notions of ‘AI as automation’ towards AI as design intelligence. Through a series of real-world building case studies, the session examines how AI is being applied across key stages of architectural work – from early design option exploration and performance prediction to embodied carbon assessment, circular material strategies, construction optimisation, and post-occupancy learning.
Grounded in practical examples from Australia and internationally, the session focuses on how tools are used in practice, rather than software demonstrations. Participants will gain insight into how architects are leveraging AI to improve design quality, support sustainability outcomes, reduce risk, and respond to emerging regulatory expectations, including whole-of-life carbon considerations.
The session also considers what is realistic for small-to-medium practices and how AI can be integrated into existing workflows without becoming an additional compliance burden. It concludes with informed projections on the future role of AI in architecture.
This session is designed for architects/designers seeking practical, evidence-based understanding of AI’s role in contemporary architectural practice.
NSCA 2021 Performance Criteria
This session will deliver outcomes related to the following Competencies from the 2021 National Standard of Competency for Architects:
PROJECT INITIATION AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
- PC18: Be able to apply creative imagination, design precedents, research, emergent knowledge and critical evaluation in formulating and refining concept design options, including the exploration of three dimensional form and spatial quality.
- PC31: Be able to identify, analyse and integrate information relevant to environmental sustainability – such as energy and water consumption, resources depletion, waste, embodied carbon and carbon emissions – over the lifecycle of a project.
DESIGN DELIVERY AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES
- PC60: Apply appropriate methodologies for undertaking post occupancy evaluations and life cycle assessment where required under terms of engagement.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
- PC16: Be able to apply risk management and mitigation strategies – including safety in design, project risk, requirement for resilience from the impacts of climate change and appropriate insurances – across architectural services.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this session participants should be able to:
- Critically understand and articulate the role of artificial intelligence as design intelligence rather than simple automation, and explain how AI can augment architectural judgement across the building lifecycle.
- Identify where and how AI-enabled tools can be integrated into architectural practice across key project stages, including early design exploration, environmental and carbon performance prediction, material selection, construction optimisation, and post-occupancy learning.
- Evaluate real-world architectural case studies that demonstrate practical applications of AI in housing, sustainability, circular materials, and construction delivery, and assess their relevance to Australian practice contexts.
- Apply informed professional judgement to the use of AI tools, recognising opportunities, limitations, risks, and ethical responsibilities, particularly in relation to sustainability outcomes, regulatory compliance, and practice scale.
Speaker
Dr Toktam Tabrizi
Toktam Tabrizi is an academic in the School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment at Western Sydney University, teaching industrial design and architecture students to apply life-cycle thinking and circular design principles when developing environmentally sustainable products, buildings and research methodologies. Her pedagogy integrates simplified life-cycle assessment (LCA) into early-stage design, enabling students to identify the critical variables in material selection and conceptual development where circular strategies have the greatest impact. She holds a PhD in Architecture and Science from the University of Sydney, funded by an Australian Postgraduate Award. By combining expertise in environmental design, the circular economy, artificial intelligence and contemporary design practices, Tabrizi’s work aims to advance the transition to circular, net-zero built environments while nurturing the next generation of designers and engineers.
Her research spans the intersection of LCA, circular economy, affordable housing, digital technologies, modular systems, prefabrication and circular design. Current funded projects are:
- AI-Driven Mass Customisation for Smart Tiny Modular Homes
- Breathing Life Back into the City: Activating Airspace and Adapting Ageing CBD Towers for Low-Carbon, Affordable Living
https://www.linkedin.com/in/toktam-b-tabrizi-582149127/
Price
Members: $79
Student members: FREE
Non-Members: $149
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